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Living inside the Great Firewall ChinaEconomyScience & TechnologyTopics of the World July 9, 2010 3 As an online geek, one of the most inconvenient aspects of living in China is being trapped [...]
World Cup Ads in Brazil BrazilCelebrationsEconomySportTopics of the World June 14, 2010 3 The World Cup gives a boost to businesses around the globe in many different forms by generating [...]
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Okinawa: The Far South in Japan CelebrationsEconomyFoodJapanLanguagesTopics of the World May 12, 2010 24 Closer to Taipei than Tokyo, Okinawa is a chain of islands stretching from Taiwan to Kyushu. Once [...]
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The Argentinean Gaucho ArgentinaClothingEconomyPeopleTopics of the World April 13, 2010 6 Deserters from the troops deployed at the outposts of the Spanish Empire? Spanish émigrés? Moorish refugees fleeing [...]